Unbound

Another really good episode. Not as action packed as the first one, and more of a transport exposition episode which we need to have in order to know what is going on and to expand upon this world.

As in the first episode the visuals and computer animations are great, we get to see more aliens, more cool stuff, more cool places.

I still reserve a bit of hesitation due to the acting not being 100%, especially from the asiatic girl who's line delivery reminds me of a brick wall. I also feel that they are trying to make this too much into a political "The Expanse" variant. I think it is great that they tell us what is going on and who the players are and why we should care, but I do not think that is why people watch this show. The Expanse got away with it because it was the core of that show and they had actors and source material to tap into. Halo is more of a shoot, blow things up, kill aliens story and they should keep to that strength.

But this is still giving me great vibes and so far so good. A weak 8/10, let us now move on from exposition and get to more action please.

It feels like they have hired not only people that don't know the Halo univers at all, but are entirely new to writing a show.

Not only was this boring to watch, it was almost painful at times.

And the worst thing it's not just the writing it's also the look of the show and the slaughter of all that good lore they could have used.

It's hard to tell in the show if the enemy is really well know or not at all know by the humans in this univers. Because on the on hand we get to see how they are totally a new thing for some, while others have been taken and released by them, and their attacks are well known and the sources of many technologies people use in their daily lives or have seen, but they are still being told to us through the writing as being something more of a myth ? Please pick a lane, what they hell are they, in Halo games it was pretty clear when where and how they where known and fitted in, here in two episodes it feels like they are telling two different things.

And again with the helmet off in a room with all the guns pointed at him, why just why. Not even being a supers soldier I can see that as a bad tactic, as all it takes is one nervous, badly trained or glory seeker to end it all.

We also see that not all super soldiers are all that super, they are not like the games larger than life, but also comes in what looks like 5.8 sizes, because reasons I guess. And whats up with him talking stereotypical like a black man, are they saying it's genetics or something. They should all talk and act more like machines at that point, that's all they have learned, unless they have given speciel lessons to some. Not to mention it feels so off that all the Spartans are not buzz cut, they are again more like machines here, why do the females have long hair, as it's not practical or easy to maintain inside a helmet, whats next hair extensions and died hair...... oh god it's going to be died hair isn't it, with the something along the lines of "I finally found myself".

This is really trash compared to all the short movies that have been around for years, "forward until dawn " is a freaking goldmine compared to this.

Should you buy acces to this or for this. Absolutely not, I wouldn't even say you should download it as it's waste of bandwidth.

A big improvement on episode 1.

This included some depth into the characters that haven't been seen before in Halo and is not cringe. It actually starts to make a bit of sense why master chief is who he is. There's no action but dialogue and screenplay is 100x better than first episode. I was doubtful but now I am so excited for the rest of the series.

I loved playing Halo since the 1st release. This is a well done Sci-Fi show wrapped in a Halo skin. Second episode is solid. The acting and CGI holds up. This might just be an excellent replacement for The Expanse.

I dont understand why everyone hated it on first episode ? I believe it goes as a really good space show so far. This episode better than first one. I hope it goes better with each episode.